Alverca vs FC Porto Prediction & Betting Tips (22 December)

9th with 17 points, Alverca finally seemed to get back on a good footing by stringing together two successes against Casa Pia 0-2 and Nacional 1-0, but during the previous day, the promoted team fell back into its old ways by losing on the pitch of Arouca 1-0, little helped by the expulsion of its attacker in the 22nd minute of play. In the last 8 matches played in all competitions, Alverca lost to five times including two other defeats in the league against Sporting 2-0 and Gil Vicente at home 0-4. There was also a defeat in the quarter-final of the League Cup against Sporting 5-1 and in the Portuguese Cup against Leiria after the fateful penalty shootout. On the other side of the median, we find 2004 Champions League winners Porto, insatiable on the national scene this season. Under Farioli's leadership, the Dragons are hungry and have not lost a single match in the top flight, with an exemplary record of 13 wins and 1 draw.

Their only defeats this season were in the League Cup against Guimaraes 1-3 and in the Europa League at Nottingham Forest 2-0. During the week, aware that it had prevented it from being eliminated from another domestic competition, Porto defiled Famalicao in the 1/8 finals of the Portuguese Cup 4-1 a few days after its victory in the league against Estrela 3-1. Before that, Porto had already extinguished Malmö in C3 with a 2-1 victory as well as Tondela in the championship 0-2. In all competitions, the visiting team has won eight of its last ten matches. 

Excluded in the first period against Arouca, Sandro Lima (2 goals, 2 assists in the league) will logically be suspended. Chiquinho, the unimportant Diarra, Sergi Gomez (ex-Espanyol Barcelona), Leo Chu, Tomas Mendes and Andre Paulo are all injured and absent for several games now. The French U20 international Steven Baseya will be operational like the corridor players: Lincoln (2 goals, 2 offerings in the championship) and Figueiredo (1 goal, 1 assist). Summoned to play the CAN with Nigeria, Zaidu will not be present today. Injured, Nehuen Perez and Luuk de Jong will also be out.

Replacing against Famalicao in the Portuguese Cup, Samu still managed to score a 6th goal in his last 4 matches (9 goals in 13 appearances in the top flight). In great form, a few months before the World Cup, a priori, the Spanish international should not give up. The Canadian international Eustaquio (starter) will be there as will Borja Sainz (3 goals, 2 assists in the league) or the promising Rodrigo Mora (Portuguese international hopeful). 

• Summary: FC Alverca is going head to head with FC Porto starting on 22 Dec 2025 at 18:45 UTC at Complexo Desportivo FC Alverca stadium, Alverca do Ribatejo city, Portugal. The match is a part of the Liga Portugal Betclic .
• Referee: Joao Pedro Pinheiro
• Alverca Feedinco Rating: 6.76
• FC Porto Feedinco Rating: 6.97